Ariel Burr Cooper Obituary (1904 - 1976)

Born Dec 31, 1904, Ariel Burr Cooper attended Charlevoix High School in Charlevoix, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Ariel Burr Cooper.

Graduation Year	Class of 1924
Date of Birth	Dec 31, 1904
Date of Passing	May 26, 1976
About	COL. AIREL B. COOPER Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Col. Airel Burr Cooper (U.S.A – Ret. 1, 7) of 320 Parrot drive, San Mateo, who died May 25 after a sudden illness while on a cruise in Acapulco, Mexico. A native of Michigan, he had lived in San Mateo 15 years, and was a 1929 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He was a member and past president of the San Mateo Community Garden Club, and a former member of the San Francisco Press Club. He is survived by his widow, Polly; three sons, Col. Jack Cooper of Leavenworth, Kan., Airel Cooper Jr. of Providence, R.I, and William T. Sextons of Lake Oswego, Wash; a daughter, Mrs. Joan Kerran of Beaverton, Ore.; two brothers, Theodore Cooper and New York, and Harry Cooper of New York,; a sister, Mrs. Marva Polle of Florida, and four grand-children. Military services are scheduled Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Patterson & O’Connell Funeral Home in San Mateo, followed by military committal services at Skylawn Memorial Park. The family prefers contributions to a favorite charity.